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25 Far be it from You to do such a thing—to cause the righteous to die with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked share the same fate! Far be it from You! Shall the Judge of the whole world not exercise justice?”

26 Then Adonai said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous people within the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

27 Then Abraham answered and said, “Look, pray, I have decided to speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.

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25 Far be it from you to do such a thing(A)—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous(B) and the wicked alike.(C) Far be it from you! Will not the Judge(D) of all the earth do right?”(E)

26 The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.(F)

27 Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,(G)

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